| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.27 |
| Liaison | Tracy Edwards |
| Submission Date | May 16, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Frostburg State University
OP-T2-48: Weather-Informed Irrigation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Gregory
Partsch Landscape Tech./Supervisor Physical Plant Department |
Does the institution use weather data or weather sensors to automatically adjust irrigation practices?:
A brief description of how weather data or sensors are used:
The University does meet the criteria by using weather-informed Irrigation. The irrigation rotation the Grounds Department uses for irrigating the athletic fields is based on attempting provide the turf with at least .25” of water per irrigation cycle. The weather is monitored daily to check for potential rainfall, wind speeds, cloud cover, and humidity. The days that the humidity is up, and the wind is calm, and there is cloud cover the irrigation may be scaled back if possible. On days when it rains more than .25” the next irrigation cycle is cancelled. If more than .5” of rain has fallen, the irrigation cycle is cancelled until soil drying and wilt are visible.
Frostburg State University does not have weather sensors to automatically adjust irrigation practices.
The website URL where information about the practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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